Lake-Effect Snow through Friday; Strong Winds in the Northern and Central Plains
A clipper-like system will drop down from Canada on Thursday, bringing wintry weather from the Upper Midwest to the Great Lakes through Friday. This system is expected to bring strong northerly winds to much of the northern and central High Plains Thursday afternoon through Friday, with gusts up to 60 mph expected. Read More >
| NWS Forecast for: Holland to Grand Haven MI (LMZ846) Issued by: National Weather Service Grand Rapids, MI Last Update: 1004 PM EST Wed Jan 14 2026 |  |
Rest Of Tonight: North gales to 35 knots decreasing to 30 knots after midnight. Cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Freezing spray. Waves 7 to 10 feet. Thursday: North winds 15 to 25 knots backing west 10 to 20 knots early in the afternoon. Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Freezing spray. Waves 6 to 8 feet subsiding to 2 to 4 feet early in the afternoon. Thursday Night: Southwest winds 15 to 25 knots increasing to 30 knots in the late evening and overnight. Cloudy with snow showers. Waves 2 to 4 feet building to 6 to 9 feet in the late evening and overnight. Friday: Southwest winds to 30 knots veering west early in the afternoon. Snow showers. Waves 6 to 9 feet. Friday Night: West winds to 30 knots. Snow showers. Waves 6 to 8 feet. Saturday: West winds to 30 knots. Snow showers. Freezing spray. Waves 6 to 8 feet. Sunday: West winds to 30 knots becoming gales to 35 knots early in the afternoon. Snow showers. Freezing spray. Waves 6 to 8 feet. Martin Luther King Jr Day: Northwest gales to 40 knots. Snow showers. Heavy freezing spray. Waves 8 to 12 feet. | |
| Zone Forecast: Holland to Grand Haven MI (LMZ846) | |
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